Nadia Robotti

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Nadia Robotti is an Italian historian of physics specializing in Italian physics from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, including the works of Enrico Fermi, Ettore Majorana, and Bruno Pontecorvo. She is a professor of physics at the University of Genoa and an external project leader at the Museo storico della fisica e Centro di studi e ricerche "Enrico Fermi"  [ it ]. [1]

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Books

Robotti's books include:

Recognition

In 2008, the Italian Physical Society gave Robotti their prize in history of physics for her work on Majorana. [1] She was the recipient of the 2017 International Prize "Le Muse" for history, the first winner to work in the history of science. [5]

She was elected as a corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science in 2007, and as a full member in 2019. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Nadia Robotti, Museo storico della fisica e Centro di studi e ricerche "Enrico Fermi", retrieved 2023-09-04
  2. Miniati, Mara (January 2002), "Review of Fisica, meteorologia e sismologia nell'Ottocento" , Nuncius, 17 (1): 378–378, doi:10.1163/221058702x00823
  3. Bonolis, Luisa (2009), "Review of Ettore Majorana", Nuncius, 24 (2): 540–541, doi:10.1163/182539109x00912
  4. Bettini, A., "Review of The Lost Notebook of Enrico Fermi", Il Nuovo Saggiatore (in Italian), Italian Physical Society
  5. Oleandri, A. (31 July 2017), "Il prestigioso Premio "Le Muse" alla Storia della Fisica", SIF Prima Pagina, Italian Physical Society, retrieved 2023-09-04
  6. Membres correspondants et membres effectifs (in French), International Academy of the History of Science, retrieved 2023-09-04